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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Paul Feldman's records, when are people least honest?
(a) During the winter.
(b) During holiday seasons.
(c) Early in the morning.
(d) During tax season.

2. What did the authors of FREAKONOMICS consider doing for six minutes?
(a) Falsifying all their data.
(b) Writing a book on a single theme.
(c) Writing a novel.
(d) Giving up.

3. What does Levitt ask of his reader at the end of the introduction?
(a) Forgiveness.
(b) Money.
(c) Objectivity.
(d) Patience.

4. Which of the following is not a public figure that the author mentions as a wealthy man purchasing public office?
(a) Ross Perot.
(b) Arnold Schwarzenegger.
(c) Jon Corzine.
(d) Mike Bloomberg.

5. What is the central action of economics?
(a) Assessment.
(b) Measurement.
(c) Theory.
(d) Prediction.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Levitt, what do humans primarily respond to?

2. Which two philosophers does Levitt cite who subscribe to the belief that people are inherently good?

3. How many times a year are elite sumo tournaments held?

4. According to Levitt, because something is correlated to something else does not imply what type of relationship between them?

5. According to James Alan Fox in 1995, what is the minimum rise in violent crime to be expected in the next decade?

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